Wijekoon Surname

18,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Wijekoon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wijekoon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka29,0901:71584
Qatar871:27,1032,847
Australia631:428,50333,982
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
England461:1,211,26256,182
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Wijekoon (509) may also be a first name.

Wijekoon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wijekoon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wijekoon occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijekoon? popularity and diffusion

Wijekoon is the 18,671st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 246,818 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Wijekoon are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 375,029th most common forename on earth, held by 509 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 29,090 people, or 1 in 715. Excluding Sri Lanka this last name exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Wijekoon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wijekoon surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wijekoon earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $42,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.57% less than the national average, earning $47,908 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wijeykoon941/
Wijekoomn941/
Wijeekoon941/
Wiekoon933/
Wijekon931/
Wijekone889/
Wijekkon881/
Wejekoon881/
Vijekoon881/
Wijitkoon825/
Wijikon802/
Wiezkon801/
Wieszkon753/
Weeakoon751/
Waikon71156/
Wuikon717/
Weakon711/
Wiyakon6765/
Wheakon6726/
Wieskotten6721/
Waikone674/
Weyokon671/
Wiekant671/
Wiekand671/
Weahkon671/
Weyakon671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wijekoon
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